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WCRP NEWS: September 2018 (9)
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Welcome to the latest edition of WCRP News!

In this issue, we introduce you to Pavel Kabat, the new WMO Chief Scientist and Director of Research. You can learn who will be the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee members as of 2019, find out about the new WCRP Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA) and discover where we will be at this year's AGU Fall Meeting, where the new WCRP Strategic Plan for 2019-2029 will be released.

Here, we also highlight the work of the WCRP/WWRP Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Project and their fantastic IRI Data Library. Learn more about how you can access climate-related data for use in your research. Also, find out more about how WCRP will play an active role in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and how you can help reduce the gender gap in science. As usual, the newsletter also contains news and events from WCRP and its partners.

WCRP Joint Planning Staff

Greetings from Pavel Kabat

WMO Chief Scientist and Director of Research

Pavel Kabat
Dear WCRP Community, partners, and friends,
 
On 1 September I joined WMO as Chief Scientist and Director of Research, leading the strategic direction of WMO science and research activities, including WCRP, the World Weather Research Programme, and the Global Atmosphere Watch. I am delighted to be working with the WCRP community to shape the future of the Programme to meet the needs of society, within a growing framework of climate agreements and initiatives. The Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) has shown great initiative in pushing forward with a new strategic plan for the next decade. With objectives of understanding the climate system, understanding future climate and connecting climate research to policy and services, WCRP will be well placed to produce the research and provide the expertise that society requires.
 
I have personally been very privileged to have been able to be part of and to collaborate with WCRP over many years, including my Chairmanship of the International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) within GEWEX. My interactions with WCRP and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) communities were of the most formative and determining in my professional career. It is simply exciting to come back now and to offer my services to this exceedingly successful and, for our current global discourse, absolutely indispensable community!
Pavel Kabat

WCRP Joint Scientific Committee Members
from January 2019

JSC Members 2019
The members of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) as of January 2019 are now confirmed, as selected by the WCRP Co-sponsors: the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) and the International Science Council (ISC). The selection was based on a balance of geography, discipline, career stage, and gender diversity. As a group, the JSC will be well placed to move the WCRP decadal plan — strategy and implementation — forward. We thank everyone who applied for these positions. The caliber of all applicants was outstanding.

Official opening of
WCRP Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA)

CORA
WCRP is very excited to announce the opening of a new WCRP Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA), jointly hosted by the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), in Hamburg, Germany, and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR), in Bergen, Norway. Find out more on the WCRP website

WCRP at AGU Fall Meeting 2018

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WCRP will be at AGU this year!
 
Please come and see us at Exhibition Booth 557 and look out for information on a Town Hall on 'International Climate Science in the Next Decade', jointly presented by WCRP, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). More information will be provided on the WCRP website.

WCRP Spotlight: 
Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S) ​

In this edition, we highlight the Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S) and the related IRI Data Library. S2S is a joint project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP). Here we provide an overview of S2S and find out what will be happening in its Phase II
S2S Project
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) Data Library allows you to view, analyze, or download hundreds of terabytes of climate-related data through a standard web browser available on a tablet, computer or smartphone. Best of all, there are really great instructions to get started right away. You can find out more about this impressive initiative here.
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2018 International Conferences
on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction

Earlier this month, over 350 scientists and experts met in Boulder, USA, for the "2018 International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction", which had been jointly convened by WCRP and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP). The conference week was notable for bringing together researchers from weather and climate prediction  different timescales, working toward temporally seamless prediction. The event also advanced seamlessness in the service delivery chain by prominently featuring plenary talks and sessions on bringing research to operations and services. WCRP worked together with US CLIVAR (one of the event's sponsors) to produce daily conference summaries, which you can access on the right side panel of the conference homepage.

Product: Global Sea Level Budget 

WCRP Joint Scientific Committee member Anny Cazenave is the lead author on a paper from the WCRP Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level and Coastal Impacts group, which provides a comprehensive 'state of the science' review of global mean sea level from 1993 to present. The paper is a result of an international effort involving the sea level community worldwide, assessing the various data sets used to estimate components of the sea level budget during the altimetry era. Find out more on the WCRP website.

News from WCRP Projects 

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WCRP Strategic Plan update

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Public consultation on the WCRP Strategic Plan ended on 31 August 2018. The WCRP Joint Scientific Committee are now working through the comments and will release the Plan at the AGU Fall Meeting in December 2018. 
 
If you have not yet read the WCRP Strategic Plan you can access the consultation copy on the WCRP website.

News from WCRP sponsors

UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council recently invited WCRP to attend its 51st Session, to play an active role in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In relation to the WCRP review it was stated:

"that a strong WCRP with relevant and timely activities was crucial to providing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with the basis for systematic assessments of scientific knowledge on climate change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the basis for policy decisions. In turn, IOC’s participation in WCRP assisted in informing the proper design of research and systematic observations on climate, its variability and change. IOC’s participation also brought the findings of WCRP to the attention of policymakers."

IOC encourages WCRP to "play an active role in the design and execution of relevant elements of the Implementation Plan of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development."
Find out how to get involved on the Ocean Decade Website.

Fifty-first Session of the Executive Council Draft Summary Report

Gender Gap in Science
The International Science Council (ISC) project Gender Gap in Science is a global approach to addressing the gender gap in mathematical, computing, and natural sciences, looking at how to measure the gender gap and how to reduce it. If you are involved in these sciences at any level, including as a student, you are invited to share your career and education experiences in the online survey by 31 Oct. 2018.

Upcoming WCRP Conferences

SPARC General Assembly 2018
SPARC General Assembly 2018
1-5 October 2018 | Kyoto, Japan
ENSO in a Warmer Climate
IV International Conference on El Niño Southern Oscillation: ENSO in a Warmer Climate
16-18 October 2018 | Guayaquil, Ecuador
The Earth’s Energy Imbalance and its implications (EEI)
WCRP Workshop: The Earth’s Energy Imbalance and its implications (EEI)
13-16 November 2018 | Toulouse, France
CMIP6 Model Analysis Workshop
CMIP6 Model Analysis Workshop
25-28 March 2019 | Barcelona, Spain
Abstract submission: 15 Sep. - 15 Nov. 2018
International Conference on Regional Climate, ICRC-CORDEX 2019
International Conference on Regional Climate, ICRC-CORDEX 2019
14-18 October 2019 | Beijing, China
First announcement

News from WCRP partners

  • The 11th meeting of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) will take place in Geneva from 15-18 October 2018. The draft agenda is available on the WWRP website.
  • If you are in Finland, mark your calendars for the GCOS Science Day, which will take place on 22 Oct. 2018 in Helsinki. This is in conjunction with this year's GCOS Steering Committee meeting.
  • If you haven't already, also take a look at the 2018 Ocean Observing System Report Card. The JCOMM in situ network is really impressive, but vulnerable. Find out why...
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  • Propose a new PAGES' working group to address a scientific question in an internationally coordinated way (deadline: 4 Oct. 2018)
  • PAGES has been busy! Check out the latest products and news on the PAGES website.
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  • Save the dateIPCC will meet in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 1-5 Oct. 2018, to consider the Special Report Global Warming of 1.5ºC. Subject to approval, the Summary for Policymakers will be released on 8 Oct. 2018 with a live-streamed press conference. 
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Key Dates Cheat Sheet

Don't forget these key deadlines in the next two months.
You can also access our community calendar online. 
October
1 Nominations close for the WCRP/GCOS International Data Prize and the
WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development
Check out the full announcement on the WCRP website.
2 Registrations close for the SOLAS Workshops on SOLAS Core Themes 4 and 5
27-29 Nov. 2018 | Roma, Italy
4 Deadline to propose a new PAGES' working group.
8 IPCC Special Report Global Warming of 1.5ºC is released (subject to approval)
22 Visit GCOS Science Day
22 Oct. 2018 | Helsinki, Finland
31 The International Science Council (ISC) 'Gender Gap in Science' survey closes.
November
15 Abstract submission closes for the
CMIP6 Model Analysis Workshop
25-28 March 2019 | Barcelona, Spain
Thank you for your continued interest in WCRP and our newsletter! We are always eager to feature news from WCRP projects, scientists, or partners in our newsletter. In case you would like to contribute an article, let us know.
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